Spain's Rafael Nadal holds the trophy on Sunday after beating Austria's Dominic Thiem for the French Open men's singles championship in Paris, France. AP ...

Rafael Nadal started his quest for a record-extending 13th French Open title with a straightforward 6-4 6-4 6-2 first-round win against Belarusian Egor Gerasimov.

Here, we detail Nadal’s major triumphs. 2005 – French Open, beat Mariano Puerta 6-7 (6) 6-3 6-1 7-5 The Spaniard made his Grand Slam debut in 2003 at Wimbledon and quickly rose up the ranks… ...

The 27-year-old, who was seeded fourth, has reached at least the quarter-finals on his previous five visits, losing to Rafael Nadal in the final in 2018 and 2019.

Thiem, beaten by Nadal in the last two French Open finals, had never reached the last eight here before but, if he can maintain this form, he will have a good chance of winning a first grand slam ...

Eight-time champion Rafael Nadal advanced to the third round of the French Open on Thursday with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 win against Dominic Thiem of Austria.

For four consecutive years, between 2016 and 2019, Thiem marched deep into the French Open draw and inched closer to the title each time. He reached two semi-finals and then two finals.

Defending champion Novak Djokovic crashed out of the French Open on Wednesday, sparking fresh fears over his appetite for the sport he once dominated as Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray made the semi ...